US Edition9 major themes that defined the first year of Trump's second term
President Trump enacted workforce cuts reducing federal employees by over 249,000 net and pursued major trade tariffs alongside diplomatic and military actions worldwide.
- Over the past year, President Donald Trump directed sweeping cuts, reducing federal employment by more than 317,000 through DOGE-led buyouts and reductions-in-force while pursuing deportations, overseas strikes, and 228 executive orders.
- Driven by a push to 'increase efficiency,' the administration created the Department of Government Efficiency to lead buyouts, close offices, dismantle the Education Department, cut 20,000 HHS jobs, and remove $2 billion in funding.
- Tariff-Driven trade shifts have raised costs and uncertainty for companies, with Elizabeth Renter noting `Much of the robust spending that we've seen over the past year has been driven primarily by people with assets and people with high incomes`.
- Federal courts and state lawsuits have checked several White House moves—from Guard deployments to agency defunding—and the Fed has faced subpoenas tied to renovation probes.
- Structural forces and policy uncertainty suggest prolonged economic headwinds, with Draho and Daco warning a jobless boom may persist as inflation remains above the Fed's 2% in the next year.
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